prejudices

NOUN

belief without basis, information; intolerance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animosity bias bigotry chauvinism discrimination enmity injustice preconception racism sexism xenophobia

STRONG

ageism antipathy apartheid aversion contemptuousness detriment disgust dislike displeasure illiberality mindset narrow-mindedness partiality pique prejudgment prepossession repugnance revulsion slant spleen tilt twist umbrage unfairness warp

WEAK

bad opinion disrelish foregone conclusion jaundiced eye misjudgment one-sidedness preconceived notion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fairness good will impartiality love tolerance

STRONG

admiration approval esteem fondness happiness like liking loving pleasure respect sympathy

WEAK

justice regard

VERB

influence another's beliefs without basis, information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bias distort harm hinder impair poison predispose prejudge skew slant sway undermine vitiate

STRONG

angle bend blemish color damage dispose hurt incline indoctrinate injure jaundice mar prepossess spoil twist warp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist help leave alone

STRONG

cure fix heal mend neglect straighten

WEAK

approve be fair be just regard respect tolerate

Example Sentences

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Van Dine published rules for the genre, which John Dickson Carr—a sophisticated practitioner of the locked-room mystery—described as prejudices rather than prescriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Human beings as a whole do not employ the same ethics a responsible newspaper does — though today many of us chide the press solely when the news is unfavorable to our own personal prejudices.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

"I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

“I’ve always had that inner inquietude, that kind of yearning for equality and for justice and for eliminating any kind of prejudices and racism and colorism, which is very prevalent in Mexico,” she explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Maybe, in training for that profession in those years before the First World War, he saw ahead of him prejudices he refused to swallow, humiliations he refused to bear.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston